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The 17 original essays of this volume explore the relevance of the phenomenological approach to contemporary debates concerning the role of embodiment in our cognitive, emotional and practical life.The papers demonstrate the theoretical vitality and critical potential...
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Springer
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2014-01-09
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What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations?What allows our thinking to range easily over time, space, causation, and agency-so...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-01-02
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What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations?What allows our thinking to range easily over time, space, causation, and agency-so...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-01-02
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Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon which has captured the imagination of scientists and artists alike. This inherited condition gives rise to a kind of 'merging of the senses', and so for those who experience it, everyday activities like reading or listening to...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-12-13
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This book brings together ancient spiritual wisdom and modern science and philosophy to address age-old questions regarding our existence, free will and the nature of conscious awareness.Stuart Hameroff MDProfessor, Anesthesiology and Psychology, and Director, Center...
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Springer
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2013-12-12
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Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon which has captured the imagination of scientists and artists alike. This inherited condition gives rise to a kind of 'merging of the senses', and so for those who experience it, everyday activities like reading or listening to...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-12-12
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?Die Gestaltpsychologie wurde vor 100 Jahren entwickelt, um die akademische Psychologie für die Fragen der Praxis an die Wissenschaft vom Erleben und Verhalten öffnen: Wie kommt es, dass sich aus der Vielfalt von Eindrücken Erfahrungen bilden? Wie kommen wir zu...
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Springer VS
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2013-12-11
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Galileo is known as a pioneer of science - especially of mechanics and astronomy - but far less attention has been paid to his work on the senses generally, and more specifically on vision. In this book, two experts on the history of science look at the novel ways in...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-12-05
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In this book, the author presents a detailed study of the notion of conscience from the perspective of its historical development and existential environment. The purpose of the study is to highlight conscience’s dignity and fallibility, as well as its dependence upon...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2013-12-04
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What goes on in our heads when we have a thought? With this book, Edelman and Tononi present an empirically-supported full-scale theory of consciousness. They apply all of the resources and insights of modern neuroscience, from the largest computermodels ever...
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Penguin
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2013-11-28
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Woran liegt es aus der Sicht selbst Betroffener, dass bei langjährig zusammenlebenden Paaren die einen sich trennen, die anderen konflikthaft zusammenleben? Auf der Basis problemzentrierter Einzelinterviews mit jeweils beiden Partnern werden Attributionsinhalte,...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2013-11-27
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This book is about cultural models. Cultural models are defined as molar organizations of knowledge. Their internal structure consists of a 'core' component and 'peripheral' nodes that are filled by default values. These values are instantiated, i.e., changed to...
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Oxford University Press
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2013-11-27
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As humans, our many levels of language use distinguish us from the rest of the animal world. For many scholars, it is the recursive aspect of human speech that makes it truly human. But linguists continue to argue about what recursion actually is, leading to the central...
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Springer
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2013-11-26
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Cognitive neuroscience has grown into a rich and complex discipline, some 35 years after the term was coined. Given the great expanse of the field, an inclusive and authoritative resource such as this handbook is needed for examining the current state-of-the-science in...
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Oxford University Press
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2013-11-13
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How do we understand and explain phenomena in psychology? What does the concept of “causality” mean when we discuss higher psychological functions and behavior? Is it possible to generate “laws” in a psychological and behavioral science—laws that go beyond statistical...
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Springer
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2013-11-11
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Recent years have seen the rise of a remarkable partnership between the social and computational sciences on the phenomena of emotions. Rallying around the term Affective Computing, this research can be seen as revival of the cognitive science revolution, albeit garbed...
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Oxford University Press
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2013-11-01
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This clinical manual provides a CBT-based psychosocial intervention for use with individuals distressed about their appearance due to a disfigurement from birth, accident or illness, or those coping with another visible difference. Contains a wealth of case material...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-10-28
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The Two Selves takes the position that the self is not a "thing" easily reduced to an object of scientific analysis. Rather, the self consists in a multiplicity of aspects, some of which have a neuro-cognitive basis (and thus are amenable to scientific inquiry) while...
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Oxford University Press
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2013-10-23
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Many decisions in the legal system and elsewhere depend on predictions of bad behaviors, including crimes and mental illnesses. Some scientists have suggested recently that these predictions can become more accurate and useful if they are based in part on biological...
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Oxford University Press
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2013-10-18
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Following her distinguished earlier career as a concert pianist and later as a music theorist, Jeanne Bamberger conducted countless case studies analysing musical development and creativity the results of which were published in important scientific journals....
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OUP Oxford
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2013-10-10
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